Digital Business Advisory - Manager - EY Ltd

About the job

With a broad understanding of the full lifecycle of our clients’ business, EY has the knowledge and experience to integrate digital strategy where it makes the most impact. EY’s digital solutions offer a balance of business, technology, strategy, and architecture. EY works with high-profile clients across the region, working to solve some of their most challenging issues. As our practice continues to grow quickly, EY is actively investing in the latest digital technology and talent. This is the perfect time to join and make your mark on significant digital projects across a wide variety of industries, platforms, and technologies and make a transformative impact on our clients’ business.

The opportunity

Technology Consulting business is a fast-growing sub-service line within EY’s Consulting service line. A dynamic group focused on providing high-value independent, trusted advice to clients, with a focus on transformation programmes.

The Digital Business Advisory Practice works with clients in creating value and delivering world-class Digital, Data & IT capabilities to support business needs. Working closely with our industry groups and leveraging the EY brand as independent, trusted advisors, we provide our high-profile clients with a range of services including:

• Digital, Data & IT Strategy and Sourcing Advisory.
• Operating Model Design, Functions Transformation & Governance.
• Enterprise Architecture Services.
• Digital Transformation (including Robotics (RPA), Cloud, Analytics, Cyber, Mobility, Social Media, Internet of Things, etc.).
• Digital Portfolio, Program and Project Management.

We are seeking a highly experienced individual that has worked in a Digital Business Advisory space with large, recognised businesses in Mauritius / abroad.

Regular travel, locally and internationally, may be required as part of the day-to-day client work, and at times work from the client site or other EY offices. Our hybrid working practices along with flexible working arrangements will be in place to help you manage the requirement for travel and achieve a lifestyle balance.

This is a leadership role guiding clients on their Digital, Data, IT and digital vision, strategy, architecture, and transformation roadmap as they embark on and build their digital journey. Most of your time will be spent embedded with our clients’ team and we’ll look to you to provide them with a unique business perspective on how they must continue to innovate, mitigate risk, and remain competitive with digital capability and technologies in this ever-changing industry.

Your Key Responsibilities

As a Manager, you’ll spend most of your time managing client engagement teams, working with a wide variety of clients to deliver professional services, and managing business development activities on strategic and global priority accounts.

• Drive continued growth and profitability for EY, by identifying and capitalizing on business development opportunities in existing and potential clients for own and other areas of the firm.
• Leading practice development and engagement delivery.
• The individual should be adept at people development and management.
• Build long-term relationships with key client decision-makers which are based on mutual respect, act as a trusted advisor to key decision-makers.
• Engage customers to gain trusted-advisor status with the CIO / CTO / CDO and other CXO-level executives of large enterprises and offer innovative services around Digital, Enterprise Application Landscape Architecture and Optimization, Infrastructure Reengineering and overall optimization and enhanced realization of ROI on Digital, Data & IT investments.
• Be a thought leader on Enterprise IT adoption/strategies and on the adoption of state-of-the-art technology trends and emerging design patterns. Should be able to represent the firm in leading conferences/forums on Information Technology issues and trends.
• Anticipate clients’ Technology needs well beyond current engagements, adding value to the clients’ long-term business.
• Identify industry issues faced by key accounts and adapt offerings with relevant industry content to meet client needs.
• Consult with clients making investment decisions on Digital, Data & Information Technology in transforming their organisations.
• Drive Digital, Data & IT projects with clients while managing the budget, timelines, and quality of end deliverables.
• Provide clients with advice on effective cost management within the Digital, Data & IT function and rationalize application portfolios.
• Develop and execute strategies, architectures, and roadmaps to provide the client with need-based, value-adding, and cost-effective Digital solutions.
• Define a cross-functional view of an organization’s digital capabilities.
• Help clients gain insight into their digital maturity and quantify digital benefits to the enterprise.
• Design client digital uplift programs.
• Develop client digital journeys. Establish the why, the what and the how of making the transition. Help establish the business case. Document the overall digital transformation roadmap for change.
• Architect and design digital products and solutions.
• Team with various EY groups with digital, data, cyber, and cloud capabilities to pursue and deliver end-to-end digital engagements and enable solutions that will bring our client’s digital vision and strategy to life.

Skills and Attributes for Success

The ideal candidate will have the ability to manage multiple projects and leadership skills to engage with diverse stakeholders

• Leading team members in the development of applicable methodologies, tools, approaches, points of view, thought leadership and accelerators to differentiate EY in the digital market.
• Being proactive and driven to continually learn emerging technologies and business best practices.
• Developing long-term relationships and networks both internally and externally.
• Interacting and communicating effectively with teammates, clients, stakeholders, and executives.
• Being visible in the market to promote new ideas in your domain and the excellence in digital advisory services offered by EY.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Bachelor's degree ideally in technology (Business with MIS, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems)
• Proven track record of successful delivery of large engagements in area of Digital Business Advisory.
• Experience in building, leading, and coaching teams to achieve business objectives.
• Ability to provide strategic leadership, with good decision-making, planning, and organizational skills.
• Substantial experience in technology leadership roles at a consulting/professional services company, cloud or digital solutions provider, or customer environment in Enterprise solutions.
• Experience using frameworks/methodologies to assess and recommend migration approaches and digital platform options.
• Exceptional customer engagement, especially at C-level across both business and technology leadership. Ability to pivot from technology to business/commercial discussion, identifying the business value and benefits of digital.
• Experience in IT strategy and Enterprise Architecture, Agile, Cloud computing, and Integration Architecture most recently in the context of digital.
• Strong written and verbal communication for senior audiences.
• Confidence to lead meetings with client sponsors, management, and individual contributors.

Ideally, you will also have

• Results orientated and performance-driven approach.
• Relevant Enterprise Architecture Certifications in TOGAF, ITIL, or similar.
• Relevant digital, governance, or cyber certifications will be advantageous.
• Experience in governance and people/skills/culture change management associated with a typical digital transformation project.
• Experience in leading a team of 10 people or multiple smaller teams of people.
• Leading and inspiring teams (directly or indirectly) on key technologies and best practices.
• Engagement with Enterprise customers across multiple countries and industries in a broader region responsibility.

What We Look For

If you’re a natural leader, with a talent for motivating individuals, building relationships, and solving complex client problems, we’re interested in you. You’ll need to be ready to listen and confident in challenging the status quo. Top performers in this role will have strong experience contributing content to pursuits, collaboratively structuring work, managing teams, developing reusable collateral, and experience working with client executives. If you have a genuine passion for helping businesses achieve their full potential, this role is for you.

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development. Plus, we offer:

• Support, coaching, and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around.
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career.
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you.

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.

About EY

As a global leader in Assurance, Consulting, Strategy and Transactions, Tax, we hire and develop the most passionate people in their field to help build a better working world. This starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities, and creative freedom to make things better. So that whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime. And with a commitment to hiring and developing the most passionate people, we’ll make our ambition to be the best employer a reality.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

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